The Vice President-elect has a history of anti-gay policy making.
Hundreds of activists got turnt outside Mike Pence’s house last night in protest at the incoming Vice President’s history of opposition to LGBTQ rights.
Led by activist group WERK For Peace and their leader Firas Nasr – seen dancing in front of the crowd in the video below – the queer party marched to Pence’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland and danced to Rihanna and Whitney Houston hits while waving rainbow flags and LED hula hoops.
If this video of @werkforpeace organizer Firas Nasr leading the protest doesn't make you want to become a political organizer, nothing will. pic.twitter.com/tBHiRMOsa4
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 19, 2017
“We are here tonight to send a clear message to Daddy Pence that we will not tolerate bigotry and hate in our country,” Nasr told protesters, as CNN reports. “We are here today to take the streets as our dance floor.”
Hundreds are dancing to @rihanna outside of VP Elect Mike Pence's DC house to protest what they view as his anti-gay policies. pic.twitter.com/Kim1nbAjHi
— Ellison Barber (@ellisonbarber) January 19, 2017
Pence has a history of opposition to LGBTQ rights, from campaigning against gay marriage to opposing the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
WERK For Peace is an activist group founded in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting last year with the goal of “using all forms of dance to promote peace”.
Dance protest has arrived – now dancing a half a block from Mike Pence's rental house. Were chanting "Daddy Pence, come dance" pic.twitter.com/kaUEbUXxAC
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) January 19, 2017
Protestors are expected to arrive in Washington D.C. in huge numbers this weekend as Donald Trump takes office. The Women’s March on Washington will take place on Saturday, the day after his inauguration, with sister marches planned across the world. Beyoncé, St. Vincent and Grimes are among the high-profile musicians publicly supporting the march.
Police blockaded the way about a block from Pence's, but stood by calmly. "Just as the police would do in any democratic country." —Nasr pic.twitter.com/YPzLhsmAZz
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 19, 2017
These are the streets outside Mike Pence's house in D.C., shut down by activists throwing a Queer Dance Party tonight. Pure jubilance. pic.twitter.com/GrJAgvSZBh
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 19, 2017
Police say road to Mike Pence's house is closed because its a special security zone pic.twitter.com/g6vBm2I43I
— Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) January 19, 2017
